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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
1
Ernest Couster catalogs twelve periscope styles with notes on optics and horizon survey. Early designs include vertical tubes with prism tops, single eye views, and efforts at panoramic and stereoscopic vision for rapid, wide-field imaging.
The McKay sewing machine, financed and refined by Gordon McKay in 1859, revolutionized shoe production by joining uppers to soles. Early models ran on foot power at William Porter & Sons in Lynn, Massachusetts, following Blake’s initial design and McKay’s improvements. A Massachusetts inventor also patented a sand box device for locomotives.
At Simpson's in Bird in Hand Court Cheapside Master of Ceremonies Mr. Shelton presides over a 81st birthday fish dinner tradition. Guests record height weight and girth of a Stilton cheese for a chance to win champagne, with Shelton renowned for knowing about 370 edible fish varieties.
A new nail packing device automates parallel arrangement of nails for box or keg packaging. It reduces manual handling by a third and claims about 4 percent savings in freight. The electromagnetically aligned nails enable smaller containers and less waste space.
Swiss nobles claim exclusivity tightens as travel fades from wealth, foreigners offend, and service scarce. They cite higher taxes and costs for roads and railways to support tourism while laments over tourism disrupt their lifestyle.
A column complains that many women choose clothing ill suited to their figures, noting how shoppers test and purchase unattractive hats despite clear misfits, and suggests they fail to recognize flattery or unflattering effects until after purchase.
A vivid, unnamed author portrays Mount Rainier in Washington as a colossal frozen octopus amid vast wildflowers. The piece details the mountain’s height, glacial system, internal heat, and geologic history, noting eruptions that reshaped its summit and surrounding craters.
A New York inventor patents a lighted doorknob and safes with illuminated dials to aid locating keyholes at night. An Arkansas foreman gains railroad approval for a three section cattle guard removable for track surfacing. A Philadelphia University professor creates a dust proof fire resisting glass case for museum specimens. A wireless apparatus weighs eight pounds and transmits messages over twenty one miles with signals beyond five hundred miles in range.
A thrift dealer recalls odd discoveries in coats and costumes. He found a genuine fifteenth century style ring traced to its owner, love letters, false teeth, a surgeon’s tool, books and a Masonic medal. He notes few trace these items, and many owners forget their valuables.
Dr. Joseph Head, physician and dentist, declares brushing teeth the wrong way in a paper to the American Association of Immunologists. He argues autoinoculation and proper brushing technique, noting bristle length and brush size.
A Missouri inventor patents a plow that digs peanuts and shakes them from the vines. The note compares energy content noting that eighteen thousand to twenty thousand feet of natural gas equals a ton of coal for heating and cooking.
The • United States Geological Survey has long studied underground waters, reporting on depths yields and water quality for domestic, industrial, and irrigation use. More than 150 reports cover varying regions, with plans to survey the entire country though data remains incomplete in many areas.
Advice on nails feet and hands suggests wearing proper shoes pushing back cuticles and using bicarbonate rinse. Recommends walking five miles daily for healthy individuals and sun and fresh air for hair. Ends withBathing benefits require ventilation and fresh air.
A Post Office Department ruling allows attaching a letter to a parcel post package and paying first class rates for the letter while paying fourth class rates for the package. Any permissible parcel post item can include a letter, simplifying delivery and reducing costs for both items sent to the same address.
Construction of 1000 ft piers for large ocean liners used 90 ft piles driven into soft mud. A novel test placed 210 ton concrete blocks on a platform atop the piles. initial tests failed, but a final test with blocks left for six months showed adequate bearing power. Blocks to be used in a river wall around Manhattan after testing.
A Frenchwoman’s quick routine revitalizes travelers in ten minutes. Remove the traveling dress, rub face and limbs with cold cream, wipe with scented water, rinse, dry, and powder. A hair spray and light dusting finish the refreshed look after a long journey.
Instructions describe making a spice cake with yolks and whole eggs sugar sour milk flour spices soda and layered baking in three layers with maple syrup filling. Also provides ginger bread with eggs molasses sugar cinnamon sour milk flour soda and baking in a shallow pan.
Instructions describe testing jars for airtight seals by shaking after fitting rubber gaskets and lids with boiling water. If water escapes the seal is not airtight. replace rubber or lid. Suggest using mixed rubbers and testing each jar, then processing with two cups of granulated sugar per jar and cooking fruit until no scum rises for long preservation.
Instructions describe using coal oil to clean wringers and galvanized wash tubs to prevent stickiness and maintain shine. It also gives sewing advice for mending skirts by reattaching bands below the old seam to preserve gathering and margins for stitching.
Advice on laying linoleum with warmth before unrolling to prevent cracking and stretching. Recommend building paper underlay to reduce wear, avoid bulges from tacks or debris, and allow a week on the floor before nailing to ensure the surface sets flat.
The American Genetic Association announced $100 prizes for the country’s largest nut bearing and non nut bearing trees. The 67 foot 6 inch circumference valley oak in San Benito county California tops the nut bearing list near Stockton, with a claim of a ton of acorns yearly. The Hooker oak of Chico California is noted as smaller and the Worthington sycamore of Indiana is the largest non nut bearing hardwood. The contest drew 227 photographs from across the nation and seeks to map how regional conditions affect tree growth while encouraging propagation of strong specimens.
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